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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/193176535" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> DPC <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#193176535">(Apr 07 2020 at 12:06)</a>:</h4>
<p>Normally on every chat client, when I start typing something but don't want to, I erase the text and then hit escape to lose focus from the textbox. Sadly, on zulip if you are on a certain thread, hitting escape will send you back to the "all messages" view which shows you the latest message from different streams, which means finding the same topic again is a hassle. I wonder if there's a way to change it or if zulip changed their behaviour. Thanks <span aria-label="slight smile" class="emoji emoji-1f642" role="img" title="slight smile">:slight_smile:</span></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/193177151" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> XAMPPRocky <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#193177151">(Apr 07 2020 at 12:12)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="120823">@DPC</span> If you wrote something and then escaped, your message is stored in "Drafts" (button on the bottom left), if you click on your message there it will bring back to that context.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/193218018" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#193218018">(Apr 07 2020 at 17:01)</a>:</h4>
<p>I do agree though that this keyboard shortcut is a common source of me winding up lost</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/193218035" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#193218035">(Apr 07 2020 at 17:01)</a>:</h4>
<p>could consider filing a bug</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/193360119" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> RalfJ <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#193360119">(Apr 08 2020 at 18:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>yeah, same here</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/193360156" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> RalfJ <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#193360156">(Apr 08 2020 at 18:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>and then the msg it jumped to is marked as read so there is also a risk that this makes you lose a message</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201094054" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Cyphase <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201094054">(Jun 17 2020 at 01:46)</a>:</h4>
<p>If the compose box is open, hitting <code>Esc</code> once should just close it, not take you to "All messages".</p>
<p>Also, you can go Back in your browser to go to where you were.</p>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="120823">@DPC</span> <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="116009">@nikomatsakis</span> <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="120791">@RalfJ</span></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201148026" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201148026">(Jun 17 2020 at 14:24)</a>:</h4>
<p>That is true, but the problem is more when the compose box is <em>not</em> open</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201150184" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201150184">(Jun 17 2020 at 14:39)</a>:</h4>
<p>it seems like I've been putting less attention to you guys but it has happened to me that I start typing and I realize the box was closed or something and horrible things happen :)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201150390" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201150390">(Jun 17 2020 at 14:40)</a>:</h4>
<p>I guess a nice feature could be Zulip detecting that you're typing as you had the box open but you don't have it and maybe alerting, maybe just typing that text wherever you're or something</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201150686" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201150686">(Jun 17 2020 at 14:42)</a>:</h4>
<p>for instance if I type, <code>hello</code>, that's clearly not a set of shortcuts I'm using, I'm not saying that Zulip needs to parse and give things a meaning, just the fact that <code>h</code> is not a shortcut, <code>e</code> is but <code>l</code> and another <code>l</code> is neither a shortcut, that could be used as a clue for realizing about this</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201150758" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201150758">(Jun 17 2020 at 14:43)</a>:</h4>
<p>in particular I don't like when I end marking things as read that I didn't want to</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping%20the%20Escape/near/201471492" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> RalfJ <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Escaping.20the.20Escape.html#201471492">(Jun 20 2020 at 10:14)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="237329">@Cyphase</span> I often accidentally hit it twice, because hitting it once didnt have the desired effect or had large latency (I think)</p>



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